How Many Losses Before it all Goes South.........

[Zounds]

I dont believe Sparano is a lame duck head coach, but if he loses more than 6 games this year he will probably get the axe. Ireland will probably stay on as GM.

 

[NYC#1finsfan]

Listen, Green Bay didn't exactly have an ideal regular season but they do have an exceptional QB and they got hot at the right time of the year and look what happened..........Do our beloved Fins have an exceptional QB......NO.....We do have an excellent defense however. I'm just not convinced that Chad is the man to lead this team, not yet at least.....Prove me wrong Chad, please!

 

[FinzFanGal]

i've actually got to avoid finheaven until after 3pm tomorrow.

Awww Bill, did your wife make you promise not to come here ? LOL I know my husband is already nervous at the time I am spending here today LOL. I do have to go get the grandkids at school at 3. So I have to leave then.

 

[Wildbill3]

Awww Bill, did your wife make you promise not to come here ? LOL I know my husband is already nervous at the time I am spending here today LOL. I do have to go get the grandkids at school at 3. So I have to leave then.

I just don't wanna know what happens, w/o seeing it with my own eyes first. lol. self imposed exile.

 

[MD]

I just don't think anything less that .500 for those first critical games is being realistic. we remove the biggest obstacle from henne's development and suddenly we're worse than last year?

If they start 1-4 or 0-5 that's a deep hole to overcome in the Divisional race. Additionally, when Ross courted Harbaugh it equals Sparano benching Henne. Do you really think the fan base won't be screaming for a change? It will be ugly in here, the media and in Joe Robbie.

 

[NYC#1finsfan]

I just don't wanna know what happens, w/o seeing it with my own eyes first. lol. self imposed exile.

I know what you mean. Isn't it the worst when you are DVR'ing the game and like you go into a restaurant or bar, or even a store that you wouldn't expect would be showing a game and they are showing the game or flash the score? I hate that!!

 

[FinzFanGal]

I just don't wanna know what happens, w/o seeing it with my own eyes first. lol. self imposed exile.

Well I will cheer extra hard to make up for you since you can't see it ! Go Dolphins ! Beat the Falcons !

 

[NYC#1finsfan]

If they start 1-4 or 0-5 that's a deep hole to overcome in the Divisional race. Additionally, when Ross courted Harbaugh it equals Sparano benching Henne. Do you really think the fan base won't be screaming for a change? It will be ugly in here, the media and in Joe Robbie.

If the practices were any indication it will get ugly with every incomplete pass......and btw it's not Joe Robbie anymore.......LOL

 

[dolpns13]

3 losses

 

[dolpns13]

The towel will not get thrown in. It's not like a rookie is sitting in the wings to take over for henne

This team has thrown in the towel on Sparano in more than one game in both the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

 

[tay0365]

Looking at the schedule, we've got home games with the Patriots and an up and coming Texan team, if we drop both of those we're looking at Cleveland, Chargers & Jets on the Road.

If we lose 4 out of those 5, this team is toast and the New Coach/Andrew Luck watch is on.

Miami has beaten the Patriots in Miami almost as many times as they have lost, including in 09, with Henne.

The Texans game you can almost feel Miami is due to beat them, and they will be playing in Miami, so It will fall which defense can hold the other teams offense best, and I like Miami's chances.

Against the Browns, we should have beaten them last year, and they will be tough to beat in Cleveland, but Miami has more talent then them on Offense and Defense.

Chargers are a dangerous team in the regular season, and playing them in SD will make it twice as tough, but still not impossible.

Miami has beaten the Jets in NY 3 times in the last 3 years, so this should tell you, beating them in NY is possible.

Miami will probably win 3 of those 5 games, with a good possibility of maybe having 4 wins and being 4-1....so everyone expecting a horrible record for the elite QB, your out of LUCK.

 

[JBinSD]

One loss and the sky will inevitably fall at Finheaven.

 

[Spesh]

This is a good team, don't late your hate cloud your mind. They have a top 6 defense, new offensive scheme, revamped rushing attack, one of the leagues best receivers group, and a. They are better on paper today than they were in 2010. They won 7 games last year, and there is no reason to think this team can't add 2-3 wins to that total.

The Dolphins won 7 games last season and were in the playoff hunt before falling apart in December and losing their last three games. They have proven they can compete with the league's best. They beat the Super Bowl Champion Packers in Green Bay. Lost 23-22 to the AFC Champion Steelers due to a blown call by the refs. If they call that game correctly, Dolphins win 22-20. They beat the AFC Champion runners up(prevented them from scoring a touchdown) in New York.

Is this team going to win the Super? Highly likely. Is this a potential playoff team? Absolutely! I think a 9-7 or 10-6 record even with Henne as QB is very realistic.

Just because things are new doesn't equal better. Our new offensive coordinator coached one of the worst offenses in the league despite having arguably a better run game, quarterback, and offensive line. Our own offensive line is not solidified, as we continue to put players in different positions instead of locking them down so they have time to work together.
And our running game revamp? We just lost 2 former pro-bowlers who could run between the tackle and both carry the ball upwards of 20 times a game. We replaced them with a oft-injured running back who has never ran for more then 600 yards in a season and a rookie who is fumble prone and runs upright, but makes up for it by being slow and having no burst.

Our biggest problem last season was the lack of quarterback play and we did nothing to address that. Worse, we did nothing to improve the coaching of our current young starter. We fired our quarterbacks coach(who admittedly did need to be fired) and replaced him with a wide receiver coach. I'm not saying Henne will fall apart again, but the cards are certainly stacked against him and our coach keeps getting ready to throw him under the bus again.

And ill ask here, concerning your other post, as to save space: Why in gods name are you bragging about Sparano not being fired and getting an extension? He was almost replaced, very publically. It was a national embarrassment for our team. Our coach was emasculated in front of the press on a daily basis during the entire saga. Our owner went so far as to fly across the country with our GM to the potential replacement coachs house. Before receiving his awesome extension, negotiations had broken down so far that Sparano reportedly quit and walked out of the room before Ross ran after him to try and calm him down.
I mean, did you even watch the extension announcement? Sparano refused to even glance in the direction of Ireland and Ross. He was grinding his teeth so hard surrounding cities probably thought tanks were rolling in.

We did nothing to improve our teams biggest flaw and we quite possibly downgraded one of our teams previous strengths. We did improve defense, but that already proved to be a stellar unit and couldn't win us enough games to have a positive record. With games against Houston, San Diego, Dallas, Philly, New England, and New York Giants(who did improve their offense by getting healthy at the line) many of us question if we can score enough points to keep up with those teams. We dont automatically look at that schedule and say "SWEET, were going to win ALL of them!!!!". We are going to be a tough team, we will play hard and our defense will give it their all. But, we will struggle to break even. And if our team gives up on our coach(which they have already done once) then all bets are off.

 

[NYC#1finsfan]

Just because things are new doesn't equal better. Our new offensive coordinator coached one of the worst offenses in the league despite having arguably a better run game, quarterback, and offensive line. Our own offensive line is not solidified, as we continue to put players in different positions instead of locking them down so they have time to work together.
And our running game revamp? We just lost 2 former pro-bowlers who could run between the tackle and both carry the ball upwards of 20 times a game. We replaced them with a oft-injured running back who has never ran for more then 600 yards in a season and a rookie who is fumble prone and runs upright, but makes up for it by being slow and having no burst.

Our biggest problem last season was the lack of quarterback play and we did nothing to address that. Worse, we did nothing to improve the coaching of our current young starter. We fired our quarterbacks coach(who admittedly did need to be fired) and replaced him with a wide receiver coach. I'm not saying Henne will fall apart again, but the cards are certainly stacked against him and our coach keeps getting ready to throw him under the bus again.

And ill ask here, concerning your other post, as to save space: Why in gods name are you bragging about Sparano not being fired and getting an extension? He was almost replaced, very publically. It was a national embarrassment for our team. Our coach was emasculated in front of the press on a daily basis during the entire saga. Our owner went so far as to fly across the country with our GM to the potential replacement coachs house. Before receiving his awesome extension, negotiations had broken down so far that Sparano reportedly quit and walked out of the room before Ross ran after him to try and calm him down.
I mean, did you even watch the extension announcement? Sparano refused to even glance in the direction of Ireland and Ross. He was grinding his teeth so hard surrounding cities probably thought tanks were rolling in.

We did nothing to improve our teams biggest flaw and we quite possibly downgraded one of our teams previous strengths. We did improve defense, but that already proved to be a stellar unit and couldn't win us enough games to have a positive record. With games against Houston, San Diego, Dallas, Philly, New England, and New York Giants(who did improve their offense by getting healthy at the line) many of us question if we can score enough points to keep up with those teams. We dont automatically look at that schedule and say "SWEET, were going to win ALL of them!!!!". We are going to be a tough team, we will play hard and our defense will give it their all. But, we will struggle to break even. And if our team gives up on our coach(which they have already done once), then all bets are off.

Kudos! It's the cool aid and the beginning of a new year enthusiasm that is clouding the reality that is what took place this past off-season.......It will bite us VERY QUICKLY without immediate success.

 

[mnphinfan]

i've actually got to avoid finheaven until after 3pm tomorrow.

As do I. I'm also going to try and stay away from any media outlets pertaining to the NFL. I wanna watch the replay on NFL Network without any idea as to what to expect before formulating my opinion. That is gonna be a rough 15 hours.